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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition, Discharges Accused in Corruption Case for Lack of Sanction Under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Sanction for prosecution is mandatory and without it, the accused cannot be tried....

The petitioner, an accused in Spl.C.C.No.266/2016 before the Special Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, filed an application under Section 227 read with Section 239 Cr.P.C. seeking di...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition in Corruption Case — Discharge Granted Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Petitioner, a public servant, was entitled to discharge as the prosecution failed to obtain valid sanction for prosecution....

The petitioner, a public servant, was accused in a corruption case before the Special Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. He filed an application under Section 227 read with Section 23...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Refusal of Leave Under Order 1 Rule 8 CPC After Evidence in Representative Suit. Court Holds That Leave Must Be Obtained Before Institution and Defect of Capacity Cannot Be Cured Retrospectively at Stage of Final Arguments....

The dispute arose from two suits filed by the petitioner, a cooperative society, in a representative capacity under Order I Rule 8 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, without first obtaining the lea...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Allows Second Appeal in Gift Deed Dispute, Restores Trial Court's Dismissal of Suit for Possession. Condition Subsequent of Caretaking Breached, Gift Stood Revoked Under Sections 126 and 31 of Transfer of Property Act; Unregistered Agreement Held Not Require Registration...

The dispute involved a suit for possession of land filed by Santoshrao Natthu Wankhede (the plaintiff) against his uncle Natthuji Jairam Wankhede (the defendant). The plaintiff claimed title under a G...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Allows Petition Challenging Eviction Order in Rent Control Matter — Petitioner Failed to Establish Change of User or Subletting as Grounds for Eviction. The court held that the landlord must prove grounds for eviction, and the Appellate Board's order was not sustainable....

The petitioner, The Goa Co-operative Marketing and Supply Federation, was a tenant of the respondents since 1974, using the suit premises as a godown for storing controlled commodities. In 1987, the r...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revocation Petition in Probate Case — Sisters of Predeceased Wife Not Heirs of Testator Under Indian Succession Act. Court holds that only kindred of the deceased, not kindred of the predeceased spouse, are entitled to citation in probate proceedings....

The case concerns a revocation petition filed by Angelina Pascoal Mendes and Philomena Pascoal Mendes (petitioners) seeking to revoke the grant of probate of the Will of Joseph John Remedios (Joseph) ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Official Liquidator's Report in Winding Up of Transpower Engineering Ltd. — Holds Sale by Liquidator is Formal Transfer Not Subject to Differential Premium. Court exercises powers under Section 446(2) of Companies Act, 1956 to waive extension charges claimed by MIDC....

The Official Liquidator filed a report seeking directions regarding the sale of two industrial plots allotted by MIDC to Transpower Engineering Ltd. (in liquidation). The plots were A26/3 (64,569.50 s...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Port Trust's Appeal Against Reinstatement of Deceased Supervisor in Theft Case. Court Upholds Single Judge's Finding That Dismissal Based on Hearsay Evidence Was Unjustified, Ordering Reinstatement with Back Wages....

The dispute arose from the dismissal of a Labour Supervisor employed by the Bombay Port Trust, following a domestic inquiry that found him guilty of theft. The employee had been charge-sheeted for mis...